Wine & Beer
Homebrew Competition
How does your homebrew beer stack-up against the competition? From ales to a variety of specialty beers, this annual competition attracts home brewers throughout Oregon. Statewide bragging rights are at stake.
Here are the results to the 2009 Homebrew Beer Competition. Thank you to all the sponsors and participants.
Stay tuned for the 2010 Homebrew Competition. By overwhelming demand, the awards presentation will be held during the first Saturday of fair instead of the second Saturday.
The Oregon State Fair Home Brew competition sanctioned by the American Homebrewers Association (AHA) and by the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP). The entry deadline is Wednesday August 5, 2009
Join us on Awards Day, Saturday September 5, 2009 near the Backyard Grill & Microbrew Pad.
1pm to 5pm - Oregon Homebrewers Brew Demonstraton from Charley Renn
4pm - Awards will be presented during the brew demonstration by special guest speaker Brian Butenschoen from the Oregon Brewers Guild
Entry Form and Category Listing
Drop-off Locations:
- Oregon State Fairgrounds
2330 17th St. NE Salem, OR 97301 (Mon - Fri 8am to 5pm) - F.H. Steinbart in Portland
234 SE 12th Ave. Portland, OR 97214 (Mon -Fri 8:30am to 5:30pm) & (Sat. 9am to 1pm). Located on the corner of SE 12th and Pine streets in Central SE Portland - Corvallis Brewing Supply
119 SW 4th St. Corvallis, OR 97333 (Tues - Fri 11am - 6pm, Sat 10am - 5pm)
For more information contact Jeff.Trejo@state.or.us.
Thank You to our 2009 Homebrew Sponsors
Best of Show: Pelican Pub & Brewery
Pacific City, OR
Light Lager: Laurelwood Brewpub
Portland, OR
Pilsner: Hopworks Urban Brewery
Portland, OR
European Amber Lager: Strange Brew Homebrew Club
Newberg, OR
Dark Lager: Block 15
Corvallis, OR
Bock: Brews Bros.
Hillsboro, OR
Light Hybrid: Widmer Bros. Brewing Co.
Portland, OR
Amber Hybrid Beer: Let’s Brew
Portland, OR
English Pale Ale: Pale Horse Brewing Co.
Salem, OR
Scottish & Irish Ale: Fearless Brewing Co.
Estacada, OR
American Ale: Ram Big Horn Brewery
Lake Oswego, OR
English Brown Ale: Corvallis Brewing Supply
Corvallis, OR
Porter: Ram Big Horn Brewery
Clackamas, OR
Stout: Pelican Pub & Brewery
Pacific City, OR
India Pale Ale: Ninkasi Brewing
Eugene, OR
German Wheat & Rye Beer: Ram Big Horn Brewery
Salem, OR
Belgian & French Ale: Hopworks Urban Brewery
Portland, OR
Sour Ale: Hair of the Dog Brewing Co.
Portland, OR
Belgian Strong Ale: Cornerstone Pub & Grill
Forest Grove, OR
Strong Ale: Hair of the Dog Brewing Co.
Portland, OR
Fruit Beer: Above the Rest Homebrewing Supplies
Tigard, OR
Spice/Herb & Vegetable Beer: Ninkasi Brewing
Eugene, OR
Smoke Flavored & Wood Aged Beer: The Beer Stein Bottleshop & Pub
Eugene, OR
Specialty Beer: Astoria Brewing Co. & Wet Dog Café
Astoria, OR
Mead: F.H. Steinbarts
Portland, OR
Cider & Perry: Valley Vintner & Brew
Eugene, OR
Soft Drinks: Gnome Beverage Co.
Salem, OR
Sesquicentennial: Ram Big Horn Brewery
Salem, OR
Label Competition: American Homebrewers Association
Boulder, CO
Amateur Wine Competition
A panel of five professional and seven amatuer judges will taste, score and award Blue, Red and White Ribbons within each classification and bronze, silver and gold medals to the top Oregon winemakers These award winning wines will be recognized during Celebratiton Oregon!, the Oregon State Fair's signature wine tasting event, Friday, August 28, 2009, held in the beautiful Hart of the Garden. Tickets ($45) for Celebration Oregon! are available at www.ticketswest.com.
Amateur Wine judging will be held on July 8 and 9, 2009. Selected from the Blue Ribbon Award winners, one wine from theViniferia and Fruit/Berry categories will be presented Amateur Best of Show at Celebration Oregon!. Entry forms and fees are due to the Oregon State Fair by June 2009. Winemakers reception July 16th, time/location TBA (participanting winemakers).
2009 Amateur Wine Competition Results
- 2009 Introduction and Judges (PDF)
- 2009 Wine Categories (PDF)
- 2009 Entry Form (PDF) - email
- 2009 Entry Form (PDF) - mail/fax
To see 2008 results, check the specific competition page below, or to see all results, enter "Competition Results" (in quotes) in the search box or on the search page and you'll get a listing of all results to date.
Professional Wine Competition
New for 2009!
Professional wineries from all over Oregon will be excited to learn about a NEW Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals will be announced on Monday, August 3rd! Best of Show, Best of Red and Best of White will be announced at Celebration Oregon!
- Entry forms and fees are due to Oregon State Fair no later June 2009.
- Professional Wine judging will be held on July 15 and 16, 2009
- 3 or above wine entries - $40.00 entry fee for each wine entered, 1-2 wine entries - $50.00 entry fee for each wine
